Service difficulty report · Generator · Emb EMB550

Difficulty date
February 3, 2025
Submitted
March 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N602FX
Make and model
Emb EMB550
Aircraft serial
55020171
Aircraft time
2,399 hours, 1,433 cycles
Part
Generator
Condition
Faulted
Location
Nr 1
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIR TURN BACK DUE TO #1 BATT DISCHARGING CAS MESSAGE DURING CLIMB. CREW CONSULTED THE QRH, CONTACTED ATC, AND REQUESTED VECTORS BACK TO KAPF. DURING THE EVENT, MULTIPLE SYSTEMS FAILED, INCLUDING TWO MFDS, LOSS OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING, AND TRANSITION TO DIRECT MODE, LEADING TO NUMEROUS CAS MESSAGES AND ILLUMINATION OF MASTER CAUTION AND MASTER WARNING LIGHTS. CREW WAS VECTORED FOR AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT KAPF. REPLACED #1 ENGINE GENERATOR IAW EMB 545/550 AMM 24-31-01. SWAPPED GCU 1 AND GCU 2 IAW AMM 24-31-03. DETAILED INSPECTION OF EPDC 1 AND ELPDC UNCOVERED NO DEFECTS. PERFORMED ENGINE RUNS, OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO DEFECTS IAW AMM 20-13-06.

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